John murray gitilbert



(No Model.) J. M. GUILBERT.

BUCKLE.

No. 456,488. Patented July 21, 18.91.

WITNESSES. l/VVE/V LUUK ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MURRAY GUILBERT, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO VILLIAMII. IIART, JR, OF SAME PLACE.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 456,488, dated July 21,1891. Application filed July 31, 1890- Serial No. 360,564. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN MURRAY GUIL- BERT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Buckles,which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a buckle provided with means for lifting thetongue, so as to disconnect the same from a strap, band, 850., or

and a lift F whereby the tongues may be raised or thrown back from thefront crossbar of the frame for purposes of opening the buckle when sorequired.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the frame, loop, and eyes are formed integral of sheetmetal, and in Fig. 3 the corresponding parts are formed of wire, theeyes beingintegral with the tongues,

Fig. 3 represents a perspec said eyes being mounted on the rearcrossbars of the frame B.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the lift F projects as a frame forward from the axialparts or bars of the tongues between the latter.

In Figs. 3 and 4 the lift is a frame continuous of the bearing-eyes ofthe tongues and having its side pieces outside of the tongues, saidpieces being connected by a cross-bar which is above said tongues.

It will be seen that by means of the lift the buckle may be readilyopened without contact of the fingers with the points of the tongues, assaid lift occupies such position that it is conveniently accessible forengagement of a finger-nail therewith remote from said points.

Having thus described my inveution,what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A buckle having a frame, a tongue with prongs adapted to bear on saidframe, and a lift for said tongue, consisting of a frame integral withand projecting forward as a continuation of and substantially parallelwith the tongue and lying adjacent to said prongs, said lift being bentinto shape and extending from a point 011 the axial bar or bearing ofthe tongue, substantially as described.

JOHN MURRAY GUILBERT.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, A. P. JENNINGS.

